Tuesday, September 30, 2008

...to illegitimate authority." Find a way to become involved. Start by smiling a bit more and educating yourself about the "Peoples History."

This flick features such APT notables as John Legend, Josh Brolin, Don Cheadle, M-A-A-T-T Da-mon, and fly-girls Marisa Tomei and Jasmine Guy. It is available from Howard Zinn's website and can be used by teachers, counselors, and yearbook executives to rock the nation.

PS Attention Team Portland, bring your ass to More for some first Friday fun.

Monday, September 29, 2008

Paul Newman passed away a few days ago. I really liked his Balsalmic Vinaigrette. His grub, for me, was like a gateway drug to better and more pleasant fixins.

Check it. First, you are hanging with some crunchy coeds and someone is holding some of Newman's goods. You like what you taste and are all, "these things are all-natural." I mean, have you had the "Oreo's"?

Then one day you are shopping at Hannaford and find yourself reaching for some organic green peppers in plastic wrap. The cycle has begun.

Next thing you know, you are dropping a kidney at Whole Paycheck for smoked tempeh bacon. Shortly thereafter it is off to the local farmers market for some Maine spun tomatoes.

Finally, you go off the deep end, as you are nearly torn to shreds by Farmer Psycho's wolf-hound Spot while trying to hook some grass-fed, recently fallen, organic apples.

This is a great time to tune into some high quality baseball. Here is a quick catch up for those of you just tuning in.

Sox are in the playoffs with an outside chance to catch the white hot Rays!The Yanks are out! Ouch!The Rays Carlos Pena is nice. He and those Rays are young, relentless, and playing with a ton of confidence.Tori Hunter is slick. He of the the LA Angels, the team with MLB's best record. They have to be the odds on favorite to win it all this year. Sadly, the White Sox are fading, but fear not Chicago sports fans.Over in the NL, the Cubs have led wire to wire, despite rowdy manager Big Lou Pinella's questionable judgement.Is this the year the Cubbies win it, or will Manny and the Dodgers spoil the fun?I am pulling for my boy Prince Fielder, the hard hitting, heavy set, vegetarian.His Brewers are closing in on a Wild Card berth, leaving those unlikable Mets at home.

Time to get the APT couch in full working order. Duffs in the fridge. Let's get busy because October is right around the corner.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Roomie survived a night in NH with several of my most cross-eyed manic pals from the University of New Hampshire. Go Wildcats.

As always, our boy was the king of cool, even when it looked like one of the locals might take a nose dive into his decks.

Quote of the night from one armchair DJ, "So do you have, like, anything after 1985?"

You all will have to sit tight for the pics which will be coming soon. Until then, here is a modern take on what I consider to be something like Ryan's signature sound. This one might be alittle R & B for yall, but it certainly has some style.

Green Light by John Legend and Andre 3000.

Pats lost today and I am having a really hard time caring. It is just too nice outside to watch football. Plus all those World Championships. So it goes.

Friday, September 19, 2008

So, it's beena great week in the Midwest: The Indy Star poll has Obama with a 3 point lead in Indiana, the Cubs are two wins from the playoffs, and this past Sunday signaled the release of Rock Band 2!!!

85 tracks by the original artists. Super sweet. One of the big features they have been touting is the release of the first single from the new Guns N Roses album. Remember them? Gas was under a dollar a gallon the last time they were relevent. Anyway, that new song, Shackler's Revenge, is truly, truly horrible. Can anyone say with a straight face that this album is still "highly anticipated"?

The ishtar went down at the RNC a week or so back. Much of it was swept under the rug as Sarah Palin, beauty queen, took the stage. While the Minnesota police force maintained law and order, 1984 style, the people were undeterred. Highlights from democracy in action.

Roomie, this is not the chill out, but at APT, in an election year, we bringin' it raw.

In related news, B-Nice, Dr. D, and yours truly caught activist/journalist Amy Goodman last Friday at Portland High. Goodman was fresh off her arrest at the RNC. Her talk was emotional and insightful. Peep an exerpt of her new book, Standing Up to the Madness.